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4 in 5 young people don’t report sexual abuse from peers

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Depressing by Ian T. McFarland
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  • Post category:Bullying/abuse / Crime / Personal safety / Relationships
  • Post published:July 15, 2014

In the UK, four out of five children aged 11-17 (82.7%) who experienced contact sexual abuse from someone around their own age did not tell anyone else about it.

Source: Statistics on child sexual abuse @ NSPCC

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Tags: abuse, crime, relationships, safety, UK statistics

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